Since we have a month to prepare, please avoid doing last minute posting, prepare ahead and schedule, which should give you enough time to read the fellow participating blogger's post in leisure.

I also decided I will be little more strict in handling late posts. I know real life sometimes becomes very tough to manage. However if you know it is going to be so, please do not sign up. I will understand. But if you are signing up, then I expect you to be prompt in posting and reading fellow BM blogs.

For details on BM held every month, check out the Blogging Marathon page. Once I get all details I will be updating this page. Bloggers taking part in this marathon need to just link back to the BM page.

The entry is again by Sign ups and each theme will again have only 4 bloggers on first come first basis.

And because of the new rules I will not be able to accept late sign ups as it will become extremely hard for me to manage otherwise. If you feel you want to do it, please decide ahead, else you can join later.

Commenting on the participating bloggers post is mandatory.

And subscription to the group will be monthly basis.

If you want to know how the Blogging Marathon started, read the first edition

So the dates will be:

3, 4, 5 August

10, 11, 12 August

17, 18, 19 August

24, 25, 26 August

Please email me at spicingyourlife@gmail.com latest by 08th July along with your theme.

FYI: Requests to join after 08th July will not be accepted.

Mandatory rules for this Blogging Marathon are as below:

Should take up 2 weeks of BM without fail. It can be any two weeks.

Will have to post on all 3 days with 2 weeks without fail

You cannot take the same themes, except for the different Kid's Delight theme.

Should follow the accepted theme all 3 days, meaning if you choose one topic like Rice, you should post all rice based recipes all 3 days.

Should link to the Blogging Marathon page.

Is expected to actively give feedback on others post.

Mandatory reading and commenting on fellow participating member.

Each theme can be selected by four bloggers on first come first bases.

Other rules will be mailed to the individuals.

Themes for BM # 55th will be the following:

Kid's Delight theme ensures my Kid's Delight event, guest hosted by other bloggers gets good entries. Since the event is 16th - 15th every month, we have two different themes happening for BM in a month. And you have the choice of doing two different themes.

Please note all entries for Kid's Delight theme have to be kid approved. The dish can be either approved by your own kid, your young relatives, neighbors or even something that you enjoyed as a kid. Do remember to mention the age group of the kid, so that it becomes easy for others.

The 1st and 2nd week of August will be hosted by PJ with theme"Cooking from Kids Story Books/TV shows". She will be announcing this event on her blog by July 15th. The entries submitted should come from a Kids fiction.

Kid's Delight - Healthy Breakfast (17,18,19 and 24,25,26)Theme Filled up for both weeks

The 3rd and 4th week of August will be hosted by Lavina Agarwal, themes on "Healthy Breakfast" She will be announcing the event on her blog by August 16th with theme So dish out all healthy breakfast approved by your kid and send to the event!

Healthy Family Dinners

As the theme name says, cook any 3 healthy dinners with your family and share with us. The choice is yours and there is no restriction on what you cook. Obviously I would expect something elaborate yet healthy for your folks.Cook 3 Stuffed Pastas
I know we have been cooking lot of Italian off late, I thought we still have a long way to go in covering the wonderful cuisine. So in the same lines, I thought I could ask you all to cook 3 stuffed Pastas. For ideas, check out this page.Nutella Galore
I know I am partial to Chocolate, however ever since knowing Nutella, its become a family favorite, or atleast my kids. So why not make more with the Nutella and enjoy. The star ingredient is Nutella and I would expect you to cook a dish featuring this sauce.Make in a muffin
I love mini and single servings. That's exactly what you can do, when you start cooking in a muffin. The dishes can be sweet, dessert or main dish as well. You could get as creative as you can.French Cuisine
Select the french cuisine and do one category a day. All three days should not be the same.No-Bake Desserts
No Bake Dessert refers to anything that's served as a dessert and not involves baking. It could be no bake cheese cake or bars or anything that you could think of.

Special Theme - BM Bookmarked

It can be anything bookmarked, so check your bookmarks and cook them away!

This special theme is open for those who do all the first three weeks.

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Please spread the details if you want your friends to be part of this marathon.